Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

By: Mrs. H

Do you want to know more about Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo? He was a Spanish explorer. This explorer lived to be 44 years old. He was born in 1499 and died in 1543. His family had humble origins. It is interesting that he had a limited education. The career that Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo had was that of a Spanish conquistador and explorer. One reason he is famous is because he was the first explorer to navigate the coast of present day California in the United States.

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo is an interesting person. Did you know that he served under the command of Hernando Cortes? While serving Hernando Cortes, he conquered 5 million Aztecs with less than 1000 soldiers.